The 5th Annual Winter Beer Festival will take place
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at the Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park,
just north of Grand Rapids. The Winter Festival is a unique opportunity to
sample some of the best beers in the world, all brewed in Michigan. We are
expecting more than 35 Michigan microbreweries and brewpubs to participate and
there will be more than 200 different beers available to sample. The event is
open from Noon to 5:00pm. Enthusiast Members of the Michigan Brewers Guild will
be allowed to enter the Festival an hour early at 11:00am.

The Festival will
take place in the outfield parking lot at the ballpark this year and breweries
will be located within several large tents. The tents, combined with body heat
will help take the edge off the temperature, but please recognize that the
Festival is an outdoor event and dress accordingly. Hats, mittens, boots and
long-johns are recommended to keep you warm. We are planning to have a central
bonfire, but only if the weather cooperates with low wind conditions. It would
be helpful if everyone could hoist a Michigan beer and do a fair weather dance.
We are hoping for good weather for a late February day in Michigan, but the
Festival will take place snow, rain or shine.

The cost to enter the Festival is $35 in
advance and $40 at the gate if tickets are still available. Last year’s
Festival sold out in advance and we have allowed for more attendance but
advance ticket purchase is suggested. 15 drink tokens are included with a
ticket and each token is good for one 3 ounce beer sample. Additional tokens
are available for purchase inside the Festival for 50 cents each. Local West
Michigan bands will be the featured live entertainment. Food will be available
for purchase.